neither will get you good sound quality, ask atmo for sub 100$ cans + external mic

I have a g430's and I like them a lot, but the sound quality isn't great. Nice to have an all-in-one at times but I'd suggest going with headphones and a mic.

Anything Sennheiser

I had 3 pairs of siberias (based warranty) and all of them broke in 6-7 months. What I would recommend you doing is get some quality headphones + a decent external mic.

Sennheiser HD 449, Superlux HD-681 or the AKG K 240 would be your best bet.

sennheiser hd 518 are $97 right now on amazon

i use a lifechat lx-3000, pretty good for like £15

Don't try any Razer headsets. They make good mice and shitty headsets (at least in my experience). Had two of their headsets have mics stop working for no reason at all.

I currently use a pair of Sennheiser HD280's; they're probably a bit much for people who aren't musicians (They're $100 and are noise canceling and sound awesome but they really are designed for studio use). I'd recommend any cheaper sennheisers and an external mic (I use my built in laptop mic when I'm not using my recording setup); I'd recommend just about anything by Blue microphones or a Modmic.

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I would not recommend a steelseries headset. Highly reccomend any sennheiser headset. I use a sennheiser 201 with a mod mic, the two together are ~$50 it's a pretty cheap choice but I've had them both for over a year and no problems with either

Iv owned two pairs of Sennheiser.

HD-25-1-ii
HD-650

They are out of your pricerange, but god damn, sennheiser make god tier products.

SENNHEISER

as many people have already mentioned sennheiser is perfect for your price range, you don't have to be a big audio head but they're the perfect intro to very nice headphones and it will give you an idea of the sound quality you can achieve when you put up a little extra $

gaming headsets often have a pretty mediocre sound and the build quality is just terrible, once you get nice headphones you wont turn back

Okay i should read shit... SORRY

but seriously.

Try a earbud + clip-on mic combo

http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD-518-Headphones-Black/dp/B0042A68R8

Zalman's Mic-1 is trash. Just get an Antlion Modmic and a decent pair of headphones like some entry-level Sennheisers and you're set. I'm always hesitant to recommend headphones because it depends a lot on what you want out of them (bass-heavy sound, balanced sound, etc). I usually advise people to take a peek at http://head-fi.org if they want to get the pair best suited to their taste and budget.

I have owned both the G35's and the Siberia's. I really liked both of the them so either way you will be set. However I like the Siberia's a little bit more.

Steelseries Siberia v2 are the best comfort wise. They don't ache your ears at all and they have 50mm drivers.

I don't get all this hype about the Sennheiser's as they have pretty disappointing sound unless you buy an expensive one. They are also aren't that comfortable and ached my ears. For some reason they come with these small wires that can be ruined easily.

you clearly don't know what good sound is, steelseries headsets are a joke. move along

I have a pair of Sony MDR-V6s and I love them to death. I've had them for 3 years now and for the price (got them for 65), you can't really beat them. Both the V6s and the 7506s (a reskin with a slightly different frequency range) are currently on sale on amazon right now for $85. I would hop all over that if I were you. These headphones are really close to the point of diminishing marginal returns as far as cost are concerned.

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDRV6-Monitor-Series-Headphones/dp/B00001WRSJ

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDR7506-Professional-Diaphragm-Headphone/dp/B000AJIF4E/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1395337550&sr=1-1&keywords=sony+mdr+7506

edit: If you go with them, listen to them for a while and then pick up these pads (http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-Velour-Earcushions-MDR7506-Headphones/dp/B0016MF7W2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1395337834&sr=8-2&keywords=velour+pads+headphones). They'll widen the sound stage, and are far more comfortable. That's not to say that they are uncomfortable, though. I used these cans for 2 and a half years before picking up the beardynamic velour pads.

Never even said anything about the Steelseries sound. I just typed that they were comfortable.

Calm down fan boy, you can jerk off to sennheiser later.

people seem to overlook corsairs line of headsets. had my vengeance 2000's for two years now and are still working perfectly. The vengeance 1500 is under $100.

uh oh looks like i hit a soft spot, i own about 10 different pairs of headphones and for you saying the sound is disappointing just displays that you don't know dick about headphones. stick to your shitty gaming headsets. i'm helping the OP out, comfort is an obvious factor but mentioning steelseries in general is jut insulting because they're absolute garbage

I loved my old grado sr80is until I broke them and got 225is. Got them for $99 and sound amazing for most music, they were my first step into the 'audiophile' world (if you even want to call it that without being pretentious as fuck). Not the greatest for gaming when compared to say the ad700s and their insane soundstage, but they definitely had more soundstage than my old sony headphones and earbuds. Compared to my brothers audio technica m50s in tf2 I could differentiate which direction everything was coming from way easier with the grados. Sennheisers or mdr-v6s would definitely not be a bad choice though.
OP what types of music do you listen to and do you plan on using them from anywhere other than your computer (like through your ipod on the bus or something)? Do you care about noise isolation or leaking noise to people around you? There can't be one pair of headphones that is perfect for everyone since there's so much personal preference involved.
For strictly gaming though I'd say look at the ad700s and other open backed phones (head-fi is a good resource for reviews and explanations and stuff)

edit: go on an actual audio related website and see if anyone thinks your shitty gaming headsets are good? It's basically the same as 'beats by dre' for people listening to rap music. Just because they are targeted to gaming doesn't mean they're actually good for it, it's just marketing bullshit. Also asking this question on a competitive gaming forum is probably not the best idea.

You're really quite strange aren't you. If you would read the OPs post he said that he was looking at the steelseries v2's, which is why I said they were comfortable. Now it's okay if people have different opinions than yours. The lower priced Sennheiser's have average sound. There's always some idiot like you that thinks they are a master headphone wizard because they own a pair of sennheisers.

OP wants a headset by the way..

So OP maybe look at the Qpad headsets as they are beyerdynamic's.

Relax dude. Steelseries aren't even in the race when it comes to sound quality, but on the other hand I happen to not like the Sennheiser sound either (at least in their cheap cans). Does that mean I don't know what good sound is? It sounds to me like you need to get off your high horse and stop creating false dichotomies due to somebody's personal preference.

There's a few rules in life that are good to follow.

1. Don't buy a car from a company that specializes in microwaves.
2. Don't buy mice from computer fan companies (looking at you Cooler Master)
3. Don't buy sound equipment from gaming companies.

Live and learn.

Much widsom
such elder

4. Don't buy computers from fruit companies (???)

To try and re-rail this thread...

I did also have a pair of G35's for a while. Not the most comfy headset in the world (I prefer over-ear to on-ear, but that's just my preference), and it wasn't the greatest sound quality the mic was clear and it was pretty solid. Only real issue was the way the actual headphones were connected together, which was a little crappy and broke after about two years. Just be gentle with them and they should last longer.

I use an ATH-M30 headseat with a Blue Snowball microphone, satisfies me and shouldn't run you but 90$. Check it out